Bollywood Interesting Articles: March 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017

Deepika Padukone - actress with the highest, most coveted brands

With one more brand added in Deepika Padukone 's kitty, the dimpled beauty sustains her position of having the highest number of brands and the most coveted ones.

The Mastani of Bollywood has recently been announced as the face of a mobile manufacturing giant and is now the brand ambassador of as many as 18 quality brands across various segments.

The 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' star, who has left no stone unturned in making herself a global icon, is a hot name in the brands circuit because of her massive popularity.

On the professional front, the 31-year-old is currently gearing up for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum-opus 'Padmavati' that also stars Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles.

Deepika Padukone in a fashion designer Sabyasachi Saree

Deepika Padukone attended an awards ceremony sporting a Sabyasachi sari capturing grace and spring into one.

The actress chose a vivacious hand-painted Khadi sari from the designer's Udaipur collection.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

SRK will have to include rent on gifted Dubai villa while filing I-T return

Khan had been gifted the concerned villa, and he took possession of it in 2008

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will have to include notional rent from his villa in Dubai in his income tax returns filed in India, said a ruling by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the Economic Times reported on Thursday.

The development comes right on the heels of Khan finally winning his income tax case scrutinising his earnings from his stint on the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

According to the financial daily, Khan had contended that income from immovable property in Dubai would be liable to be taxed only in the UAE under the India-UAE tax treaty. Therefore, Khan submitted, he had not offered it to be taxed in India.

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While rejecting his contention, the tribunal did allow for credit for taxes already paid in the UAE to be allowed according to the law.

The report added that Khan had been gifted the concerned villa, and he took possession of it in 2008. For financial year 2009, the report said, tax authorities had estimated the deemed rental value to be Rs 96 lakh. Subsequently, the I-T department sought to tax Rs 67.2 lakh, after a 30 per cent standard deduction, in Khan's hands.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Before Bahubali 2, makers to release Bahubali 1 again

Rana Daggubati and Prabhas are overwhelmed with the response to the trailer of Bahubali 2

Director S S Rajamouli wants the audiences to revisit the world of "Bahubali" before the release of " Bahubali 2 : The Conclusion".

Rajamouli today said they are planning to show the first part a week before the second edition hits theatres on April 28.

"We are planning to release part one maybe one or two weeks before the release of part two in southern states so people can get back into the narrative," Rajamouli said at the trailer launch of the Hindi version here.

Both Rana Daggubati and Prabhas are overwhelmed with the response to the trailer.

"The fans are happy with it. It's overwhelming to be a part of the film," Rana said.

The Tamil version of the trailer had leaked online hours before its official release and the makers called it "technical glitch".

"This particular thing is neither due to leakage or piracy, it is due to some technical glitch on Facebook. The video which was to be on private mode went on public mode. But fans are happy that we came early. All is well that ends well," Rajamouli said.

"Baahubali: The Beginning" is one of the highest grossing Indian films, which reportedly earned Rs 650 crore at the box office.

Karan Johar, who is presenting the Hindi version of the film, joked that presenters made all the money.

"The presenters make money, the one who put their hard work, blood, sweat and tears don't make money always. But the equity the film has made is beyond monetary," he added.

Watch the trailer here.

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Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 cr to kin of CRPF bravehearts, Rajnath lauds move

He transferred Rs 9 lakh each in the bank accounts on Thursday

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh commended Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for his generosity, after the star donated Rs nine lakh each to the families of the 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who were killed during an encounter with the Naxalites on March 11 in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.

Officials said, soon after the incident, the actor approached the Union Home Ministry with a request to obtain the bank account numbers of the family members of the jawans who were killed in the March 11 ambush as he wanted to make a monetary donation to them.

They said the Ministry, accepting Kumar's request, directed the CRPF to share the bonafide bank account numbers of the families of the slain personnel.

Also Read : Before Bahubali 2, makers to release Bahubali 1 again

Kumar, they said, transferred Rs 9 lakh each in the bank accounts yesterday.

"Kumar's gesture exhibits his patriotism and devotion towards the country in general and CRPF in particular," the paramilitary force said in a statement.

12 personnel were killed in a deadly ambush in Chhattisgarh's worst Naxal-hit district of Sukma on March 11 when they were out on a patrol.

The deceased CRPF personnel have been identified as Inspector Jagjit Singh, Assistant Sub-inspectors H B Bhatt and Narender Kumar Singh, head constables Jagdish Prasad Vishnoi and P R Minde and constables Mangesh Pal Pandey, Rampal Singh Yadav, Goraknath, Nand Kumar Patra, Satish Kumar Verma, K Shankar and Suresh Kumar. Read more

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Ashwin and Virat Kohli honoured in BCCI Awards 2017

Virat Kohli with team mates during the BCCI Annual awards in Bengaluru

Kohli won the Polly Umrigar award for best international player of 2015/16, becoming the first player to get the award three times.

Engineer urged everyone to know and respect the contributions made by Pataudi to Indian cricket, saying that the Tiger was "still a world-class player despite losing one eye".

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Ashwin wins the CK Nayudu award for his performance in the West Indies in 2016. He picked up 17 wickets in four Tests, including a haul of 7/83 in North Sound.

Ajinkiya Rahane with wife during the BCCI Annual awards in Bengaluru

Sharmila Tagore with daughter Saba pose during the BCCI Annual awards in Bengaluru

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma during Mijwan Summer 2017 fashion show

Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi, Anushka Sharma at Mijwan Summer 2017 - A fundraiser fashion show by Manish Malhotra

Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma along with fashion designer Manish Malhotra

Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi and Anushka Sharma during the Mijwan Summer 2017 fashion show

Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi, Anushka Sharma at Mijwan Summer 2017 - A fundraiser fashion show by Manish Malhotra

Shriya Saran during the Mijwan Summer 2017 fashion show in Mumbai

Sushmita Sen during the Mijwan Summer 2017 fashion show in Mumbai

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Social media users should be prepared to face abuse: Amitabh Bachchan

However, he declined to comment on the controversy over Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur

(Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff along with Amit Sadh, Rohini Hattangadi, Yami Gautam and Ram Gopal Verma during the trailer launch of Sarkar 3, in Mumbai )

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is an active blogger and uses different social networking platforms to connect with his fans, said that he is often trolled on this media and he is used to it.

"If you are on social media, you should be prepared for abuse," he said at the trailer launch of "Sarkar 3" on Wednesday, in response to a query if expressing oneself on social media platforms is a challenge nowadays.

"And I enjoy it," he quipped.

However, the megastar declined to comment on the controversy over Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur.

"What I feel about the situation is completely my personal opinion. But if I disclose, it will become public," he said.

At the professional front, the 73-year-old actor will be seen reprising the role of Subhash Nagre in Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar 3", which also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Jackie Shroff, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam. The film is all set to release on April 7.

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From Mumbai to the Oscars — 8-year-old Sunny Pawar’s incredible journey

The 89th Academy Awards may be over, but the internet cannot get enough of eight-year-old Sunny Pawar. The Indian child actor who acted in the Oscar-nominated movie Lion starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman was a huge hit with the stars at the awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel even went on to pick Sunny up in his arms.

Sunny, who plays the role of Saroo Brierley, the younger version of Dev Patel, joined the Slumdog Millionaire actor on stage while he introduced their film. Lion is the true story of a young child who is separated from his family and later gets adopted by an Australian family. When he grows up, he uses Google Earth to find his parents.

Sunny used phonetics to learn and speak English as he speaks only Hindi. Initially, director Garth Davis had to struggle a bit, but only until Sunny overcame the obstacles with hard work. Garth and casting director Kristy McGregor went through over 2,000 tapes and zeroed in on Sunny for this role. In an interview with Vulture, Garth said, "For me, when I’m looking at all the kids, anyone who kind of touched that place in me, I thought we were getting close. But it was never a bull’s-eye, really, until one day, this little Sunny came into the room and he was kind of pretty instant for me."

Actor Dev Patel, in his chat with Daily Telegraph, had to say this about Sunny, "He’s our little mascot on this movie. For him, he’d never been on a plane before or seen a Hollywood film and now he’s leading this big movie. He’s so beautifully innocent and that’s why you get such a beautiful performance from him. He’s just really enjoying it."

Though Sunny is passionate about choosing acting as a career option, he is also interested in becoming an IPS officer and joining the Mumbai Police. He loves WWE and is very keen on attending a match soon, which he missed during his press tours. Otherwise, this adorable little actor likes to eat and sleep.

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